In his press conference before the Derby game, he professed his admiration for how hard Ings was working, and vowed to give him some minutes as soon as the chance became available.

“Danny is working hard and good, but the situation is like it is – we have a lot of strikers,” he said.

“He is close… what can I say? He is a wonderful boy. It’s not the easiest thing when a player works really hard and then he is not involved, so of course you want to give the player something back for the unrest.

“It is not always possible – but as soon as it is possible, I will pay back.” (official site)

Will the chance be tomorrow night against Derby County? Only time will tell.